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Three former South African cricketers arrested in corruption case

News Desk

Nov 30

South African police have arrested three former South African cricketers in a corruption case.

 

Police say that Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Thami Tsolekile, along with former Titans bowler Ethy Mbhalatiare are accused of match-fixing. These three players were suspended from cricket in 2017.

 

Earlier, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Tribunal had banned two players after match-fixing allegations were proven true.

 

Emirati players Mohammed Naveed and Shaiman Anwar were found guilty of match-fixing by the ICC.

 

United Arab Emirates cricket team captain Mohammed Naveed and batsman Shaiman Anwar were accused of corruption in 2019, and according to the allegations leveled by the ICC, the had offered match-fixing to players of the Emirati team that qualified for the 2019 T20 World Cup.

 

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) later charged Naveed in two corruption cases related to the T10 League.

 

Emirates bans Usman Khan for five years

Earlier, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) had imposed a five-year ban on top-order batsman Usman Khan for violating their contract.

 

In a statement issued by the UAE Cricket Board, it was said that Usman Khan misrepresented to the ECB and took advantage of the facilities, he was bound to play for the UAE but now he is not doing so.

 

ECB had also given an annual contract to Usman Khan while he played as a local player of the Emirates in the recent ILT Twenty20.

 

According to the ECB, Usman Khan violated the contract with it, as a result of which he will not be able to participate in any event under the UAE Board for five years.

 

Usman Khan represented Multan Sultans in the PSL as an overseas player, after which the Pakistan Cricket Board included Usman Khan in the camp of the Pakistan team.

 

After coming to the Pakistan camp, Usman Khan sent a notice to the UAE to terminate the agreement.

 

Afghanistan board bans three cricketers

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has banned Mujeeb ur Rehman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, and Naveen ul Haq for two years.

 

A dispute has arisen between the players and the Afghan Cricket Board for not signing the central contract.

 

The three players decided to prefer foreign T20 leagues instead of giving priority to their national team, prompting the Board to take strict action against them. The Afghan Cricket Board has now imposed a two-year ban on Mujeeb ur Rehman, Fazl Haq Farooqi, and Naveen ul Haq while also denying them the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for any T20 league for two years after being banned.

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